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After signing four-year multimedia deals with Sky Sports and Eurosport in recent weeks, Major League Soccer "is eyeing additional deals around the globe, including in Latin and South America, Africa, and Asia," according to Ian Thomas of SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL. MLS Business Ventures President/Managi...

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Haas F1 Team officially confirmed its recent purchase of a facility in Banbury, England. The 3,655 square-meter building, which was the home of now defunct F1 team Marussia, will serve as the team's European base. The facility will provide Haas F1, which is set to join the F1 grid with the start of ...

BT Sport has "chosen to broadcast the FA Cup quarter-final replay" between League Championship side Blackburn Rovers and Liverpool, "leaving the BBC with Reading vs Bradford," according to Kieran Gill of the London DAILY MAIL. The BBC was criticized for not showing Bradford's 2-0 win over Sunderlan ...

A study by the Int'l Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) revealed that EPL side Southampton has "the most profitable youth academy among the top leagues in Europe," according to ESPN. CIES "studied which clubs in the top flights in England, Spain, France, Germany and Italy generated the most money fro ...

The FA has announced plans to bring its domestic licensing program in-house "for the first time" in the organization's history, according to SOCCEREX. The FA had previously outsourced its licensing operation to "external agencies." The body said the move is designed to ensure "greater revenues gener ...

Scottish Championship side Rangers suspended Derek Llambias, Barry Leach and Sandy Easdale from its football club board "pending an internal investigation," according to the BBC. Rangers' new controlling consortium had promised an investigation into "various contracts and deals" following its take ...

Irish trainer Willie Mullins "could wreak havoc on the bookies on Tuesday" as the Cheltenham Festival kicks off under the shadow of "tightening gambling regulation," according to Kadhim Shubber of the FINANCIAL TIMES. The veteran trainer is fielding "all four" of the favorites in the top-tier "grade ...

Santander bank's sporting ambassadors, heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill and golfer Rory McIlroy, "return in a new campaign," according to James Swift of CAMPAIGN LIVE. The campaign, which launched on Sunday and is called "keep on, keeping on," was created by WCRS. The 30-second spot tells people ...

New Scottish Championship side Rangers Dir Douglas Park has "promised an investigation to uncover" why the Glasgow club spent more than £70M ($106M) in the past four years, according to the BBC. The bus tycoon was "invited to join Dave King's new-look board after the old regime was voted out ...

Man City is "about to strike it rich" with a new £80M ($120M)-a-year sponsorship deal with Etihad, according to Simon Mullock of the London DAILY MIRROR. The club, which is four years into a 10-year agreement worth £400M ($601M) with the national airline of Abu Dhabi, is "in the process ...

The Premier League’s announcement that Friday night matches would form part of the new TV deal "has frustrated many urban forces, who claim they were given no advance notice of the new evening slot available to Sky and BT," according to Ian Herbert of the London INDEPENDENT. Officers "will mee ...